For the second time in recent memory, I'm helping hire my replacement.
If you have any specific questions, please e-mail me off-list. For the
position descriptions and application links, see below.
The work can be remote or local, but the positions do require regular
travel to the Triangle area if you are non-local. Please feel free to
pass these on to anybody you know who may be interested.
Thanks,
--Simon
System Architect / Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Final responsibility for all aspects of the VoiceThread core
infrastructure
- This includes servers, storage, network, backups, datacenter
- Work with vendors (hardware, datacenter, CDN, etc)
- Ensure performance and availability of all infrastructure components
- Scale core infrastructure to meet the business and traffic needs
- Figure out how to solve tough, complex problems which may have no
pre-existing solution
- Assist with enterprise integration support as required
Qualifications:
- High III or IV on the SAGE standard job descriptions -
http://www.sage.org/field/jobs-descriptions.html
- Current with Linux, open source in general, and web services
- Understands HA, clustering, and scaling at a fundamental level
- Very strong network understanding (IP fundamentals)
- Strong scripting in a scripting language. Doesn't matter which one.
- Experience with virtualization in a production environment, Xen or KVM
preferred.
- Professional oral and written communication skills
- Very strong troubleshooting / problem solving skills
- Database performance management, particularly MySQL
- BS in a strong quantitative field such as Computer Science,
Engineering, Physics or Math, or equivalent experience and quantitative
reasoning skills
This is a remote position with periodic travel to the Raleigh-Durham, NC
area and occasional travel to the Asheville, NC area
Apply at http://www.notchup.com/jobs/VoiceThread/503
Systems Programmer
Responsibilities:
- Scripting and automation of a wide variety of processes
- Improve business-scalability and manageability of authentication
integration solutions
- Work on back-end aspects of the site such as merchant processing and
renewals
- Improve reliability and performance of many VoiceThread site-internal
processes
- Serve as a back-up to the system architect / administrator
- Assist with enterprise integration support as required
Qualifications:
- Very strong in at least one of PHP, Perl, Python or Shell
- Can quickly become strong in the rest
- II or better on the SAGE standard job descriptions -
http://www.sage.org/field/jobs-descriptions.html
<http://www.sage.org/field/job-descriptions.html>
- Very comfortable with LDAP and LDIF
- Substantial experience with process automation
- Very strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
- Experience with Shibboleth or other single sign on technologies
strongly desired
- LMS such as Blackboard, Sakai, Moodle programming is desirable
- BS in a strong quantitative field such as Computer Science,
Engineering, Physics or Math, or equivalent experience and quantitative
reasoning skills
This is a remote position with periodic travel to the Raleigh-Durham, NC
area
Apply at http://www.notchup.com/jobs/VoiceThread/505
Enterprise Integration Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Primarily a customer service role
- Support large / complex client integrations
- Troubleshoot client infrastructure issues impacting VoiceThread
- Handle AD/LDAP, Shibboleth, complex LMS, and other integrations
- Spend the vast majority of time working directly with customers
- Provide escalation support to support team
- Limited PHP programming, mainly for integration customization
Qualifications:
- Professional written and oral communication skills
- Strong troubleshooting and problem solving
- Excellent customer service / relations skills
- Familiarity with Active Directory, LDAP, single sign on
- Network troubleshooting tools and processes
- Some programming experience
- Strong PC, Mac and network troubleshooting skills
This is a remote position with periodic travel to the Raleigh-Durham, NC
area
Apply at http://www.notchup.com/jobs/VoiceThread/506
--
Simon Karpen simon at karpens.org
With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, it is not
necessarily a good idea.
-- Ross Callon, RFC1925